. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/294 
6 October 2008  
 (08-4728) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Animal Health Division of the Minist ry for Food, Agricu lture, Forestry 
and Fisheries (MIFAFF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cattle and cattle products (m eat and  meat products) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment of the 
Livestock Epidemics Prevention Act  (available in Korean, 1 page) 
6. Description of content:  The National Assembly of the Republ ic of Korea passed revision of 
the Livestock Epidemics Prevention Act on 26 August 2008 and published it in the Korean 
Official Gazette of 11 September, 2008.  The Ac t entered into force on the date of publication 
according to the Korean Constitution.  The intent ion of this notification is for the MIFAFF to 
inform the member countries of the newly intr oduced measures. The main contents of the Act 
are as follows.  
- Definition of Specif ied risk materials 
- Import ban and Import risk analysis - Suspension of beef imports and de liberation of the National Assembly 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Korean Act No. 9130 
(11 September 2008) published in the Korean Official Gazette No. 16833 
(11 September 2008) (available in Korean) G/SPS/N/KOR/294 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  11 September 2008   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  11 September 2008   
12. Final date for comments:  The Government of the Republic of Korea will receive comments 
from Members in order to review  the concerns in the future. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
 Animal Health Division 
 Ministry for Food, Agriculture,  Forestry and Fisheries(MIFAFF) 
 Tel:  +(82) 2500 2126  Fax :  +(82) 2504 0908  E-mail:  leejw@mifaff.go.kr 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Animal Health Division 
 Ministry for Food, Agriculture,  Forestry and Fisheries(MIFAFF) 
 Tel:  +(82) 2500 2126  Fax :  +(82) 2504 0908  E-mail:  leejw@mifaff.go.kr